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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 16, 2004 FBO #0902
SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- Fire Break--Tree and Brush Fuel Reduction in Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park in Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

Notice Date

5/14/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

SER - National Park Service Contracting & Property Mgt. 100 Alabama St., SW Atlanta GA 30303
 

ZIP Code

30303
 

Solicitation Number

Q5023040022
 

Response Due

5/21/2004
 

Archive Date

5/12/2005
 

Point of Contact

Gregg A. De Felicibus Contracting Officer 4045623163568 gregg_defelicibus@nps.gov;
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS prepared by the National Park Service in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation No Q5023040022. is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and will be awarded as single award contract . SITE VISIT is highly recommend and will be conducted on May 14, 2004 @ 10:00 am . The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 115310 the size standard is 15 million dollars. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-05. The solicitation item is as follows: Scope of Work: The contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, materials, transportation, etc. necessary to remove approximately 3 acres of unnaturally heavy fuels accumulations at Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP. The work of this contract will consists of removing hazardous trees/fuels build-up which pose a significant safety /fire risk to the public and private homeowners adjacent to the park. In designated areas all ground fuels within sixty feet of the Park boundary will be removed from the woodlands, bucked, and lopped to manageable lengths and moved from the 60-foot fuel brake. Trees and brush 6" in diameter or smaller will be cut flush with the ground and removed from the fuel break. Dead trees that are standing will be cut down and limbed completely. Trees that have already fallen will be reduced, limbed and laid on the ground. Where there are high concentrations of large dead trees that have been felled one on the other these will need to be reduced and scattered to prevent continuous large fire fuels. Pruning remaining trees in the fuel break requires branches to be cut at least ten feet from the ground this will interrupt the fire's path. Pruning cuts should be clean and smooth, avoiding flush cuts and stubs. All limb wood and slash may be chipped if contractor chooses this as a more cost effective method. In the event that a chipper cannot reach the area, limb wood and slash will be dragged into the interior of the park and scattered. Work in these areas will be sensitive as not to disturb the historical significance of any resources. No roads or access routes shall be built although a trail four feet in width may be cleared by cutting trees and removing brush along the trace of the Whiteside Turnpike where applicable for access. No digging or removal of rocks will be permitted to allow access. Special care should be taken when cutting and removing trees and brush in the vicinity of residences. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT (100% of the contract price). Location: Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, P.O. Box 2128, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742. Developed areas surrounding the park and in holding residential and industrial areas have developed into a Wildland Urban Interface sprawl. This has created the need to develop defensible fuel breaks to reduce wild fire threats to the park and adjacent properties. A fuel break 60 feet wide 1,500 feet long will be developed. Much of the work will be conducted in sensitive areas. In these area in particular there is a real possibility that unless the contractor is keenly aware irreversible damage could be done in completing this contract. The contractor, along with the national park service district ranger will be responsible for marking the areas of tree work that will be done by hand because of it's in sensitive areas. Special conditions required in these areas will be described in the contract. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-01 Instructions to Offerors-- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-02 Evaluation of Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-03 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-04, Contract Terms and Conditions-- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-05, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-- Commercial Items, FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, FAR 52.225-11 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Liability Insurance-Department of Interior 1452.228-70 EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS: The Government will award to the responsible offeror based on 1. Experience/ Past performance and 2. Price Reasonableness. Contractors wishing to respond to this RFQ should provide this office with the following: A price quote on company letterhead for the requested services showing price, References, including names, addresses, and phone number of past projects of this type performed within the past five years, proof of insurance, payment terms, correct remittance address; and a completed copy of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. This form may be requested from the Contracting Officer by FAX or email. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in the offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for the receipt of offers. Quotes are due Close of Business (4:00pm EST) May 21, 2004 and can be sent via mail, to NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, ATTN: GREGG DE FELICIBUS, CONTRACTING OFFICER, 100 ALABAMA STREET, SW, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303. Quotes may also be faxed to (404) 562-3256.
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/announcementdetail.jsp?serverId=NP144302&objId=1422044)
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Park Service: Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park in Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

Zip Code: 30303

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00586462-W 20040516/040514212353 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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